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Brazil Becomes a Independent Country
Under Dom Pedro, the colony of Brazil became the country of Brazil, seperate from any other country. -
Brazil is Recognized as an Independent Country
Portugal recognizes Brazilian independence by signing treaty, and Britain follows suit. -
China's Taiping Revolution Starts
-Peasant revolt against extravagant and corrupt dynasty due to increased poverty for masses.
-Rebels gain control of large parts of China for 14 years
-Government military eventually crushes rebellion
-20-30 million die in rebellion -
India's War of Independence Starts
India's First War of Independence, termed Sepoy Riots
by the British was an attempt to unite India against the
invading British and to restore power to the Mogul
emperor Bahadur Shah (who was exiled afterwards). -
India's War of Independence Ends
India's First War of Independence, termed Sepoy Riots
by the British was an attempt to unite India against the
invading British and to restore power to the Mogul
emperor Bahadur Shah (who was exiled afterwards). -
China's Taiping Revolution Ends
-Peasant revolt against extravagant and corrupt dynasty due to increased poverty for masses.
-Rebels gain control of large parts of China for 14 years
-Government military eventually crushes rebellion
-20-30 million die in rebellion -
India's National Congress
The Indian National Congress (also known as the
Congress Party / INC) was created in 1885 and is a
major political party in India.
The party became the Nation's leader in the
Independence Movement in its struggle against the
British Empire. -
Brazil Abollished Slavery
Under the rule of Dom Pedro, Brazil gained it's independence from Portugal, and it abolished its slavery, freeing many african and native slaves from their forced labor. -
Russia's Nicholas II Takes Control
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. -
China's Boxer Revolution
China begins to be carved up by imperialist powers seeking to gain resources for trade and to expand “spheres of influence.” -
India; The Rise of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1949)
Mahatma Gandhi was a major political and
spiritual leader of India and the Indian Independence
movement. Taking leadership of the Indian National Congress, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for the decrease of poverty, for the liberation of women, for brotherhood
amongst different religious and ethnic groups, for an
end to untouchability and caste discrimination, and for
the economic self-sufficiency of the nation, but above
all for Swaraj—the independence of India from foreign
domination. -
Russia's Communist Party is Started, and Lenin Takes Over
-Lenin orders the secret police to kill the anarchists
-Lenin signs a truce with Germany, accepts territorial losses (Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan)
-Lenin nationalizes the factories, collectivizes the farms and outlaws the church
-Civil war erupts between the Red Army of the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks (helped by Britain, Japan, USA)
-Lenin changes the name of the Bolshevik party to Russian Communist Party
-Moscow becomes the capital -
Russia's Nicholas II is Murdered
Nicholas II abdicated following the February Revolution of 1917 during which he and his family were imprisoned first in the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo, then later in the Governor's Mansion in Tobolsk, and finally at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. Nicholas II, his wife, his son, his four daughters, the family's medical doctor, the Tsar's valet, the Empress' lady-in-waiting, and the family's cook were murdered in the same room by the Bolsheviks on the night of 16/17 July 1918. -
China's May Fourth Movement
-Students protested against Twenty –One Demands
-Their goal was to strengthen China by rejecting Japan and adopt ideas from the West, and put an end to foreign domination. -
Russia's Lenin Dies
Lenin dies and is succeeded by Joseph Stalin -
China; The Long March Starts
-The Kuomintang went on a series of extermination campaigns against the Communists.
-From 1934-1935 the Communists retreated on a Long March to northern China (6,000 miles)
-During the march Communist solders were told to treat peasants politely, pay for goods and avoid damaging crops. ---This won the support of the peasants for the Communists. -
Brazil's Consititution of 1934
Passed by Getulio Vargas.
There was good and bad to it being passed...
Good: many social reforms (ex. miniumum wage law)
Bad: poor and illiterate classes couldn't vot -
China; The Long March Ends
-The Kuomintang went on a series of extermination campaigns against the Communists.
-From 1934-1935 the Communists retreated on a Long March to northern China (6,000 miles)
-During the march Communist solders were told to treat peasants politely, pay for goods and avoid damaging crops. ---This won the support of the peasants for the Communists. -
India Gains Independence
At midnight, on 15 August 1947, India became an
independent nation. -
India; Gandhi is Assassinated
A Hindu fanatic kills Gandhi at a prayer meeting, because he thought that Gandhi, and Hindu himself, was being to freindly to the Muslims -
Russia's Great Famine
The great famine kills 500,000 people, and lasted all of '81 and '82 -
Brazil's New Currency
The 'real' became the the new currency in Brazil, and when introduced, was equivelent to the U.S. dollar. -
India and Nuclear Weapons
India tests its first nuclear weapon, one of only seven nations to have done so.
